Cassandra Poem by Abraham Onoja
Cassandra
it's raining tongues
like the day of Pentecost.
The soot of crime
has ascended.
The morality police
is here —
the judging Georges
& Georginas.
They have some
questions for me,
too thorny
my tongue torn.
Dear victim,
how do you pass
a Why Detection Test?
Tuesday, August 18, 2020
Topic(s) of this poem: rape
POET'S NOTES ABOUT THE POEM
Cassandra is the plight of rape victims Who have a hard time being believed by society Who instead shames the victim The victims are asked "Why they were raped" Instead of the offender Instead of the offender
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